Nomad (2005 film)

Nomad: The Warrior (Kazakh: Көшпенділер, Kóshpendiler) is a 2005 Kazakh historical epic film written and co-produced by Rustam Ibragimbekov, executive-produced by Miloš Forman and directed by Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer and Talgat Temenov. It was released on March 16, 2007 in North America, distributed by The Weinstein Company. Two versions of the film were shot: one in Kazakh by Temenov for distribution in Kazakhstan and one in English by Passer and Bodrov for distribution worldwide. The government of Kazakhstan invested $40 million in the film production, making it the most expensive Kazakh film ever made. Nomad was Kazakhstan's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 79th Academy Awards.

Nomad
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySergei Bodrov
Ivan Passer
Talgat Temenov
Produced byRam Bergman
Pavel Douvidzon
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Miloš Forman
Written byRustam Ibragimbekov
StarringKuno Becker
Jay Hernandez
Jason Scott Lee
Mark Dacascos
Music byCarlo Siliotto
CinematographyDan Laustsen
Ueli Steiger
Edited byIvan Lebedev
Rick Shaine
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release date
  • July 17, 2005 (2005-07-17) (Kazakhstan)
  • September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07) (Russia)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryKazakhstan
Russia
LanguageRussian
Kazakh
BudgetN/A[1]
Box office$3,088,685[2]

Plot
Advertising for the 11 November 2005 national premier of the Kazakh version in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Nomad is an historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalized account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, a Khan of the Kazakh Horde, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders during the Kazakh-Dzungar Wars.

Cast

Release dates

The Kazakh language version of Nomad premiered in Kazakhstan on 6 July 2005.

The film was released in the United States on March 16, 2007 (limited release) and March 30, 2007 (wide release).[3]

І том “Алмас қылыш” (баспа “Шығыс-Батыс”, София, 2006)

ІІ том “Жанталас” (баспа “Шығыс-Батыс”, София, 2007)

ІІІ том “Хан Кене” (баспа “Шығыс-Батыс”, София, 2008)[4]

Reception

Variety critic Leslie Felperin, who viewed the film at the Locarno Film Festival wrote that, "nearly every tenge (Kazakhstan's local currency) and euro from French-based co-production partner Wild Bunch is visible on screen, judging by pic's elaborate costumes, sets and cast of a thousand or so — real people not digitally generated extras", and that co-directors "Passer and Bodrov, assisted by (per credits) 'local director' Talgat Temenov, have enough skill to make Nomad compelling by dint of old-school sincerity and sheer spectacle. [...] [the cast shows] the necessary displays of athletic prowess and toothsome looks, particularly from the virile Becker".[5]

In the United States, it was a box office bomb, as the film was only able to scrape $79,123. While most of the critics enjoyed the cinematography and the action scenes, they criticized the film for rudimentary acting, confused directing and, for some critics who saw the English version, poor dubbing. The critics especially noted that the film had very poor screenwriting, for lines such as a scene between Mansur (Kuno Becker) and Gauhar (Ayan Yesmagambetova): 'Mansur: You have the scent of the moon', Gauhar: 'Does the moon have a scent?'.[6]

Awards and nominations

In addition to being Kazakhstan's entry in the race for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Carlo Siliotto received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score.

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See also

References
  1. "Nomad (The Warrior)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. "Nomad (The Warrior)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. "Nomad release dates". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  4. Ілияс Есенберлин “Көшпенділер” - Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria
  5. Variety review
  6. From Las Vegas Weekly
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